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title: "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vesssels"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046e2f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD"
published: "2024-08-07"
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# Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vesssels

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046e2f

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has entered the award phase for the contract titled "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels," classified under the industry category of pressure vessels. This procurement, integral to the Diamond-II upgrade project, aims to manufacture Pre-series and Production vessels for the Diamond-II Storage Ring. The open procurement procedure, valued at £3,642,300 GBP, concluded with an award to FMB Geinwerk und Messtechnik GmbH on 2 August 2024. Key procurement activities include design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, and testing, with the final delivery to the Diamond Light Source facility in UKJ14 by the specified deadlines.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in high-precision manufacturing, particularly those specialising in pressure vessels and related technologies. The contract's scope encompasses several complex development activities, making it ideal for companies with strong technical expertise, substantial experience, and capacity in such projects. SMEs, such as the awarded supplier FMB Geinwerk und Messtechnik GmbH, can greatly benefit from participating in high-profile and technically demanding projects, thereby enhancing their market presence and capabilities in the scientific and industrial sectors.

## Notice

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. Diamond allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level. To continue delivering the world-changing science that Diamond enables, the facility is being upgraded to Diamond-II, a co-ordinated programme of development that combines a major machine upgrade with new instruments and complementary improvements to optics,detectors, sample environment and delivery capabilities, and computing, as well as integrated and correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical sciences. The scope of the contract is to manufacture a number of Pre-series and Production vessels required for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring, this will require several development activities, such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing and delivery to Diamond Light Source. Installation at DLS is not included.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. Diamond allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level. To continue delivering the world-changing science that Diamond enables, the facility is being upgraded to Diamond-II, a co-ordinated programme of development that combines a major machine upgrade with new instruments and complementary improvements to optics,detectors, sample environment and delivery capabilities, and computing, as well as integrated and correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical sciences. The scope of the contract is to manufacture a number of Pre-series and Production vessels required for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring, this will require several development activities, such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing and delivery to Diamond Light Source. Installation at DLS is not included

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024849-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,642,300 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD |
| Locality | DIDCOT |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX11 0ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Vale of White Horse |
| Electoral ward | Blewbury & Harwell |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FMB GEINWERK UND MESSTECHNIK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 44615000 - Pressure vessels

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2024 at 12:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024849-2024
- 7 Jun 2024 at 08:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017676-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx
- https://www.diamond.ac.uk
- https://www.diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk

## Provenance

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